AS IS | Vardine Sargsyan

Artist

From Yerevan, Armenia

Based in Yerevan, Armenia

"When I was a kid, in the morning when I opened my eyes, I saw a wall full of paintings

by contemporary Armenian artists. I used to wake up to them every day, and I used to

draw from early childhood.."

A: What brought you into art?

V: When I was a kid, in the morning when I opened my eyes, I saw a wall full of paintings

by contemporary Armenian artists. I used to wake up to them every day, and I used to

draw from early childhood.

A: What inspires you the most?

V: Art is a way of self-expression for me, where I explore my creativity using different

materials, forms, colors, and shapes. I get inspired by the complexity of our inner worlds

and the world we build through our interactions.

A: Do you have any specific rituals while working (creating)?

V: I like to sketch when I listen to professional audiobooks or music.

A: What would you recommend to someone who's new to art (an artist or just an admirer), what to begin with?

V: As a Naive artist, I follow the feeling of infinite joy, playfulness, and a sense of creative

flow, and it always starts with allowing yourself that, no matter what would be the

outcome.

A: Your top 3 adjectives related to art?

V: Explorative, Intriguing, Sensual

A: The best angle to look at art is from..?

V: From within. We always see what we know and are ready to find.

A: The perfect phrase to start any conversation about art is:.?

V: I observe …

A: Must-read books to help us talk about art (or do we even need them)?

V: -

A: What would it be if you could change one thing in the art world?

V: -

A: Please, share your favorite quote (not necessarily related to art)

V: “Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself, (I am large, I contain

multitudes.) “ Walt Whitman, Song of Myself, 51

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